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Atypical cutaneous sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent adult: Response to potassium iodide
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 61, Iss 2, Pp 236-236 (2016), Indian Journal of Dermatology
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016.
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Abstract
- Cutaneous sporotrichosis, also known as “Rose Gardener's disease,” caused by dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenkii, is usually characterized by indolent nodular or nodulo-ulcerative lesions arranged in a linear pattern. We report bizarre nonlinear presentation of Sporotrichosis, in an immunocompetent adult occurring after a visit to Amazon rain forest, speculating infection with more virulent species of Sporothrix. The diagnosis was reached with the help of periodic acid-Schiff positive yeast cells and cigar shaped bodies seen in skin biopsy along with the therapeutic response to potassium iodide.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Cutaneous sporotrichosis
Herpetiform
030106 microbiology
chemistry.chemical_element
sporotrichosis
Dermatology
Iodine
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Dermatology
Medicine
E-IJD Case Report
biology
Sporotrichosis
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Sporothrix
lcsh:RL1-803
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
chemistry
Skin biopsy
business
Dimorphic fungus
potassium iodide
Amazon rain forest
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19983611 and 00195154
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1cd8eaaa2df5c467249699f402e676dc